Notes: Don’t Know and Refused responses not shown. Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs. NA: Not applicable
“–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% or cell sizes below 50 are not provided.
* Estimate statistically significantly different from uninsured estimate at the 95% confidence level.Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.

Table A2: History of Uninsurance and Attempts to Gain Coverage Among Currently Uninsured Adults, by Income

All

By Income

<138% FPL

139-400% FPL

>400% FPL

Length of Time Uninsured

< 3 months

9%

7%

9%

—

3 Months to Less than a Year

10%

9%

13%

—

1 Year to 5 years

34%

33%

35%

—

5 Years or More

29%

31%

27%

—

Have Never Had Coverage

18%

20%

16%

—

Attempts to Gain Coverage

Applied for Medicaid in past 5 years

31%

38%

27%^

—

Applied for Medicaid but did not enroll

22%

27%

18%^

—

Applied for Medicaid but told ineligible

19%

25%

15%^

—

Tried to purchase nongroup coverage in past 5 years

22%

20%

22%

—

Tried to purchase nongroup coverage but did not purchase policy

17%

15%

17%

—

Tried to purchase nongroup coverage but too expensive

13%

14%

13%

—

Notes: Don’t Know and Refused responses not shown. Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs. NA: Not applicable
“–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% or cell sizes below 50 are not provided.^ Estimate statistically significantly different from <138% FPL estimate at the 95% confidence level.
Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.

Table A3: Ease of Applying for Medicaid, Among Adults who Have Applied, by Income

All

By Income

<138% FPL

139-400% FPL

>400% FPL

Share reporting step was somewhat or very easy:

Finding out how to apply

75%

76%

74%

—

Filling in requested information

74%

74%

74%

—

Assembling the required paperwork

62%

63%

59%

—

Submitting the application

78%

78%

78%

—

Share reporting all steps were somewhat or very easy

50%

49%

51%

—

Note: Includes adults who either are currently covered by Medicaid or report that they have applied for the program within the past 5 years.
“–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% or cell sizes below 50 are not provided.
Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.

Table A4: Reasons for and Problems with Choosing Health Plan, Among Adults who Had and Made a Choice, by Income

All

By Income

<138% FPL

139-400% FPL

>400% FPL

Share who chose plan primarily because:

Your costs under the plan were low

29%

21%

30%^

31%^

The selection of health care providers was broad or included your doctor

22%

27%

20%

21%

The plan covered a wide range of benefits or a specific benefit that you need

32%

31%

30%

34%

Friends or family recommended the plan

6%

7%

8%

—

Other members of your family were already enrolled in this plan

4%

5%

3%

—

Some other reason

6%

7%

8%

5%

Share of Insured Adults Reporting:

Difficulty comparing services covered under each plan

24%

29%

28%

19%^

Difficulty comparing what costs would be under each plan

17%

17%

20%

16%

Difficulty comparing the doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers you could see under each plan

24%

25%

24%

24%

At least one aspect of plan choice to be difficult

36%

41%

40%

32%

Note: Includes insured adults who had a choice of plans and reported that they made the choice themselves. Excludes those who responded Don’t Know or Refused.
“–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% or cell sizes below 50 are not provided.^ Estimate statistically significantly different from <138% FPL estimate at the 95% confidence level.
Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.

Table A5: Problems with Health Coverage among Insured Adults, by Income and Coverage

Insured

Employer

Nongroup

Medicaid

Rate Health Coverage as “Not so good” or “Poor”

All

11%

26%*

16%*

By Income

<138% FPL

16%

—

16%

139-400% FPL

11%

18%

—

>400% FPL

9%

—

—

Needed Service Not Covered by Plan

All

13%

27%*

26%*

By Income

<138% FPL

18%

—

26%

139-400% FPL

16%

27%

25%

>400% FPL

11%

—

—

Plan Would Not Pay for Service You Thought Was Covered

All

21%

34%*

34%*

By Income

<138% FPL

29%

—

32%

139-400% FPL

24%

32%

39%

>400% FPL

18%

—

—

Costs You Had to Pay for a Service Were Higher Than Expected

All

38%

48%*

22%*

By Income

<138% FPL

36%

—

21%*

139-400% FPL

38%

48%

—

>400% FPL

38%

54%*

—

Notes: Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs.
“–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% or cell sizes below 50 are not provided.
* Estimate statistically significantly different from employer estimate at the 95% confidence level.
Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.

Table A6: Knowledge of Coverage Pathways available under the ACA, by Income and Coverage

Uninsured^

Insured

Employer

Nongroup

Medicaid

Know “only a little” or “nothing at all” about their state’s Medicaid program

All

70%

69%

73%*

46%*

By Income

<138% FPL

70%

64%

65%

46%*

139-400% FPL

67%

71%

75%

47%*

>400% FPL

84%

68%*

73%

—

Know “only a little” or “nothing at all” about the new Marketplaces

All

82%

63%*

70%*

79%

By Income

<138% FPL

86%

77%*

69%*

78%

139-400% FPL

80%

71%*

78%

84%

>400% FPL

73%

55%

62%

—

Notes: Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs.^ Uninsured excludes undocumented immigrants.
“–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% or cell sizes below 50 are not provided.
* Estimate statistically significantly different from uninsured estimate at the 95% confidence level. Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.